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mitt romney. if we accept he won the night last night, how does he make it about more than one night and a turning point in the campaign? >> i can't emphasize how big last night was for mitt romney. you have to view it from the mitt romney that came into the debate. conservatives were down on him. his staff were down on him. donors were reluctant to give money to him. most thought he had no opportunity to win the race. he comes out of the debate as somebody who reassured conservatives. his biggest critics are applauding him. the donors are excited again. republicans will gather around him. he has a week or two of positive coverage. he's not going to have conservatives belly aching from the sidelines about his performance. he has a chance to reinvent himself. he has to continue the reinvention. last night is not enough. he needs to be able to use ads, speeches, other moments to amplify another romney than the romney most voters have seen in ads over three months. >> it's been four years sincesi deb
mitt romney. if we accept he won the night last night, how does he make it about more than one night and a turning point in the campaign? >> i can't emphasize how big last night was for mitt romney. you have to view it from the mitt romney that came into the debate. conservatives were down on him. his staff were down on him. donors were reluctant to give money to him. most thought he had no opportunity to win the race. he comes out of the debate as somebody who reassured conservatives....
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. >>> when republican presidential romney mitt romney at last night's al smith dinner made one of his jokes about president obama, that was also sort of an implicitly a shot at the first lady. the first lady herself was not in the room. mr. romney was there with his wife, ann romney, but the president was there without the first lady. michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be grueling, exhausting.
. >>> when republican presidential romney mitt romney at last night's al smith dinner made one of his jokes about president obama, that was also sort of an implicitly a shot at the first lady. the first lady herself was not in the room. mr. romney was there with his wife, ann romney, but the president was there without the first lady. michelle obama was not in the room. i think that is what made mr. romney's joke more awkward than it otherwise might have been. >> campaigns can be...
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actually mitt is his middle name. i wish i could use my middle name. >> i thought that was one of his great lines. >> could romney ever make a joke about his first name being willard. >> the thing that the president does is he pauses for a moment and does that little laugh to himself. he sells it. >> he enjoys it. >> let's watch more of the good joke teller up there. >> it's been four years since i was last at the al smith dinner. and i have to admit that things have changed since them. i have heard people say barack you are not as young as you used to be. there is that smile and that pep in your step. i say settle down joe, i'm trying to run a cabinet meeting here. >> sometimes it feels that this race has dragged on forever. but we have only been running for two hours and 50 something minutes. >> that was one of only three jokes. >> he did a version of that last time around. which shows you as much as things change, they stay the same. i'm hearing you are not qualified to be the president. i wish that joe biden would
actually mitt is his middle name. i wish i could use my middle name. >> i thought that was one of his great lines. >> could romney ever make a joke about his first name being willard. >> the thing that the president does is he pauses for a moment and does that little laugh to himself. he sells it. >> he enjoys it. >> let's watch more of the good joke teller up there. >> it's been four years since i was last at the al smith dinner. and i have to admit that...
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president obama gets a b minus from mark halperin, a c for mitt romney. explain the grades. >> this debate was the biggest rorschach test i've seen since doing these grades. you have people including focus groups and polls that go one way, go the other. i think part of my grades are based on performance, part based on how it affects the race and the chances the person has of winning the contest. i thought governor romney lost for two reasons. one is the libya exchange. i think that was an issue where he thought he'd be on offense. i thought his answer was weak. the president's was very strong. the other main reason is what has mitt romney's problem in this campaign all along some when someone gets inside his head, when someone connects his policy proposals with his personal background, when someone says you're a rich guy, you've got all these bank accounts, you tonight understand the real lives of real people and he gets rattled, he's losing when that happened and i thought that happened repeatedly. president obama was aggressive and controlled the discus
president obama gets a b minus from mark halperin, a c for mitt romney. explain the grades. >> this debate was the biggest rorschach test i've seen since doing these grades. you have people including focus groups and polls that go one way, go the other. i think part of my grades are based on performance, part based on how it affects the race and the chances the person has of winning the contest. i thought governor romney lost for two reasons. one is the libya exchange. i think that was an...
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so you went up against mitt romney and prepared the ads against mitt romney. what kind of guy, how do we deal with this guy? what do you predict we're looking at tomorrow night? >> listen, i have to say mitt romney has come a long way from those debates in 1994. he's a much better debater today. much more seasoned than when he was beginning his political career so many years ago. he's been in 20 presidential debates in this election cycle against republicans, some very high stakes. so, i think we'll see a mitt romney who's totally prepared. they've spent more time preparing for this debate, i think, than any candidate in history. and in 1988 i was the campaign manager for lloyd benson, and i saw senator benson go from someone who wasn't that good to being a great debater on the night he met dan quayle. we have to expect he'll be prepared and give a very good performance. >> will he have to give specifics? what will independents want to hear? >> well, you know, that's his problem. i mean, listen, this guy cannot defend the math of his proposals because in the m
so you went up against mitt romney and prepared the ads against mitt romney. what kind of guy, how do we deal with this guy? what do you predict we're looking at tomorrow night? >> listen, i have to say mitt romney has come a long way from those debates in 1994. he's a much better debater today. much more seasoned than when he was beginning his political career so many years ago. he's been in 20 presidential debates in this election cycle against republicans, some very high stakes. so, i...
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things are moving, gist like mitt romney. suddenly he loves covering people with pre-existing conditions and suddenly mr. romney is ignoring the fact that his tax plan is a give away to the rich. the only problem, that's not the mr. romney who's running for president and this weekend newt gingrich, one of his top surrogates let the cat out of the bag. >> standing on the stage with you in arizona, this is what mitt romney said. number one, i said today we're going to cut taxes on everyone across the country by 20%, including the top 1%. mr. speaker, you mentioned that your opponent, mitt romney, had a problem with being dishonest and the primary of my question is, was he dishonest when he said that? >> i think it's clear he changed. >> clearly he's changed. another romney surrogate even admitted it. >> that's all you're seeing here. it's very typical. we we strong conservatives understand that. it's campaign strategy. >> it's typical. just campaign strategy. that's all you're seeing here. very typical. but here's the thing. th
things are moving, gist like mitt romney. suddenly he loves covering people with pre-existing conditions and suddenly mr. romney is ignoring the fact that his tax plan is a give away to the rich. the only problem, that's not the mr. romney who's running for president and this weekend newt gingrich, one of his top surrogates let the cat out of the bag. >> standing on the stage with you in arizona, this is what mitt romney said. number one, i said today we're going to cut taxes on everyone...
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so he has a lot of opportunity to define mitt romney because mitt romney has been so vague. so i would say keep the debate on substance. take it to governor romney on issues like taxes and energy policy where there has been a lack of definition and really communicate to the american people that they can't take a risk on mitt romney. that if you don't know where he stands on taxes and you don't know where he stands on energy, you can't take a risk that he will do the right thing three months, four months from now. >> neera, people keep saying that romney isn't that good but he has shown that he's riz enrisen to the occasion. let me show you some of the clips. >> is he still the most anti-immigrant candidate? >> i would say of the four of us, yes. >> that's simply inexcusable. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father was born in wales. >> we discover to our shock that mitt romney owns shares of fannie m fannie mae and freddie mac. >> if he comes off aggressive, what should the president do? >> i actually think this is a real challenge for governor romney and if he falls
so he has a lot of opportunity to define mitt romney because mitt romney has been so vague. so i would say keep the debate on substance. take it to governor romney on issues like taxes and energy policy where there has been a lack of definition and really communicate to the american people that they can't take a risk on mitt romney. that if you don't know where he stands on taxes and you don't know where he stands on energy, you can't take a risk that he will do the right thing three months,...
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what does mitt romney have to say? >> keep asking questions. >> keep asking questions, but i thought last week the president was very effective in saying, i take responsibility, we're going after these guys, and these are my people. i send them out there. he was very strong and fierce. no reason to think he won't be that way tonight. >> this is the part last week in the debate with candy crowley which everybody will probably always talk about. romney thought he had him by saying the president did not call it an act of terror in the beginning and here he is facing up to candy crowley sort of fact checking here. let's watch that from the debate last week. >> i think it's interesting the president just said something which is that on the day after the attack he went in the rose garden and said that this was an act of terror. >> that's what i said. >> you said in the rose garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror? it was not a spontaneous demonstration. >> please proceed. >> is that what you're saying? >> ple
what does mitt romney have to say? >> keep asking questions. >> keep asking questions, but i thought last week the president was very effective in saying, i take responsibility, we're going after these guys, and these are my people. i send them out there. he was very strong and fierce. no reason to think he won't be that way tonight. >> this is the part last week in the debate with candy crowley which everybody will probably always talk about. romney thought he had him by...
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i know you've done a cover story of mitt romney. have you been able to lock him down on specifics and why not? >> i did interview governor romney before the convention. i asked him what would be the deductions that you would take in order to pay for a 20% across the board tax cut? you know, there aren't that many options. there's the income tax deduction and philanthropic. at this point in the campaign, what would go wrong to say that? he's been saying all along, the democrats will pick me apart. again, what we've seen in the last two or three election cycles is that specificity does harm to candidates. obama lacks a lot of specifics about the things he's talking about as well. they are afraid of being specific. >> afraid of what? >> well, they are afraid that it will have them lose some votes, they will lose more votes than they will gain by being specific. i think that's the bottom line for both of them. >> let's deal with this. there is some positive economic news beginning to happen. september housing starts at 872,000 is the be
i know you've done a cover story of mitt romney. have you been able to lock him down on specifics and why not? >> i did interview governor romney before the convention. i asked him what would be the deductions that you would take in order to pay for a 20% across the board tax cut? you know, there aren't that many options. there's the income tax deduction and philanthropic. at this point in the campaign, what would go wrong to say that? he's been saying all along, the democrats will pick...
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mitt romney saying he would fire big bird. and ever since, president obama has been out there enjoying the campaign's big bird moment. >> when he was asked what he would do to cut spending, he said he would go after public television. for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. elmo has made a run for the the border. he's bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> although mitt romney clearly won the debate, the obama campaign right away on thursday managed to crystallized the public's funny bone. a cross between a funny bone and a hot nerve reaction to defend big bird and company. that was thursday. then on friday, the obama campaign got that huge jobs report with unemployment falling below 8% for the first time in the obama presidency. unemployment above 8% has been a favorite talking point for mitt romney and that talking point on friday went kaput. and the country has now had the best election year improvement in the unemployment numbers since ronald reagan ran for re
mitt romney saying he would fire big bird. and ever since, president obama has been out there enjoying the campaign's big bird moment. >> when he was asked what he would do to cut spending, he said he would go after public television. for all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. elmo has made a run for the the border. he's bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> although mitt romney clearly won the debate, the obama campaign...
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i mean, mitt romney is devoid of specifics. and that's the problem with the mitt romney plan. >> you know, i think the problem with your analysis of romney's campaign is that you're using obama's spin points. we are going to cut veteran benefits, we are going to decimate social security, all of which is utter nonsense. the bowles simpson, obama's commission, i don't mean to get wonky here, chris, said they were going to lower the upper rates on americans far more than before. and by the way, governor romney said that you could look at the bowles simpson as a good starting point and make changes to it. and that laid out a great range of options, all of which are available. and finally, governor, governor romney said he wants to work with congress, including democrats. he's not going to say my way or the highway, which is what obama did. he's going to sit down and say, these are my ideas, what do you think, how can we put this together? >> let me ask this -- >> he said my way or the highway! he said my way or the highway because
i mean, mitt romney is devoid of specifics. and that's the problem with the mitt romney plan. >> you know, i think the problem with your analysis of romney's campaign is that you're using obama's spin points. we are going to cut veteran benefits, we are going to decimate social security, all of which is utter nonsense. the bowles simpson, obama's commission, i don't mean to get wonky here, chris, said they were going to lower the upper rates on americans far more than before. and by the...
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mitt romney showed up for a debate. i think the next time you see president obama, he'll come ready for a debate. >> here is he on the tom joyner radio show. he said he was too polite in last week's debate. let's listen to the president. >> i mean, you know, the debate, i think it's fair to say, i was just too polite. because, you know, it's hard to keep on saying what you're saying isn't true. it gets repetitive. the good news is, that's just the first one. >> is that the number one job of the president, to be the fact-checker, or is what you've done the last four years? positive or negative, which way should you go to win the next debate when he gets in there? >> well, you can be positive while being negative, which -- or be negative while being positive. the president's problem wasn't that he was too polite. the president's problem was he didn't come with a strong narrative frame, both for defending his own accomplishments and own record, give us an idea of where we're going in the next term and holding mitt romney a
mitt romney showed up for a debate. i think the next time you see president obama, he'll come ready for a debate. >> here is he on the tom joyner radio show. he said he was too polite in last week's debate. let's listen to the president. >> i mean, you know, the debate, i think it's fair to say, i was just too polite. because, you know, it's hard to keep on saying what you're saying isn't true. it gets repetitive. the good news is, that's just the first one. >> is that the...
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you're a conservative, republican, you're not a fan of mitt romney. are you convinced of some of those things that congressman paul ryan is espousing? do you believe for your children, for your spouse that governor romney is looking at the promise for the future for them in a equn equal way? >> well, i think there are aspects of what governor romney thinks we need in the future i agree with more than obama. i would just challenge congressman ryan, however, to be consistent with that standard beginning with the -- something as simple as the sankty of life. i did the research and couldn't find another example of a republican nominee for president running pro-abortion television ads on tv. never seen it. i don't think it's ever happened and running the ads right now in virginia. well, who's more hurting and who's more the least of these than the defenseless themselves, the unborn? i think if governor romney were more consistent on these things this race would be tilting more heavily in his favor than it is right now. the last remaining qualm and why the
you're a conservative, republican, you're not a fan of mitt romney. are you convinced of some of those things that congressman paul ryan is espousing? do you believe for your children, for your spouse that governor romney is looking at the promise for the future for them in a equn equal way? >> well, i think there are aspects of what governor romney thinks we need in the future i agree with more than obama. i would just challenge congressman ryan, however, to be consistent with that...
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ot jit's nt mitt romney.s an gr shington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. t >> this is not new tape tonight. the are not new remas. ey a from november. i have to ask how th c e to yourttention andhether thers any ggestion from the ry camp romney folks that there's any question to its thenticity. the's nquestion it's beeonline sce then, almost nobody has viewed it. it wasent to me and a few other reporters over the weekend along with about 15 or 20 other clips of paul ryan saying thgs over the past ten years.t it of sunday and monday, a today i bunch of these clips and here yogo. hereau >> in terms of the list of stuff that you were being sent, i know enough about pauryan's hisry to know he makes comments that are sort olike this, sort of along the lines about makersnd takers, thvi that's a zero sum game betwe those giving and taking. do youl that as a parall to what romney was sayg the country? >> it's dove tailed with what romney said. roey set the stage for him.ney s mments aut six months after paul ryan did. he also in some of t
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mitt romney ruffles feathers at pbs. what's the truth? could big bird survive if mr. romney gets his way? ♪ tell me how to get to sesame street ♪ ♪ on my way to where the air is sweet can you tell me how to get, how to get to sesame street ♪ >> for all of you moms and kids out there, don't worry. somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. rounding him up. elmo's got to watch out, too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the hammer on "sesame street." it makes perfect sense. >> oh, well. president obama on the campaign trail seizing upon mitt romney's budget cutting comments that could threaten tv's most popular bird. what mr. romney had said. >> i'm sorry, jim. i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs and other things and i like pbs, i like big bird i actually like you to, but not borrowing money to pay china for supporting it. >> and the big broadcasting systems. what's the truth? could big bird be going bye-bye? joining us, from the christian monitor, good morni
mitt romney ruffles feathers at pbs. what's the truth? could big bird survive if mr. romney gets his way? ♪ tell me how to get to sesame street ♪ ♪ on my way to where the air is sweet can you tell me how to get, how to get to sesame street ♪ >> for all of you moms and kids out there, don't worry. somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. rounding him up. elmo's got to watch out, too. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's going to bring down the...
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so now we know for sure that wasn't the real mitt romney because the real mitt romney is doing just fine with the accountant that he already has. >> not wasting time, his campaign has doubled down with a new ad calling mitt's last-minute moderate make-over an extreme make-over into question. >> why won't romney level with us about his tax plan? according to experts he would have to raise taxes on the middle class or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here, how can we ever trust him here? >> joining the panel now, from obama's super pac priorities usa action, the money boo boo of the democratic party, former white house deputy press secretary bill burton. >> you could try senior strategist. >> we could but that would be so much less emasculating. anyway. bill, you know we're happy to have you on this program. >> glad to be here. >> let's talk a little bit about the president and sort of the strategy he is taking in the recent 24 hours. we know a couple months ago there was a sort of -- there was forking path. the president could characterize mitt romney as either a
so now we know for sure that wasn't the real mitt romney because the real mitt romney is doing just fine with the accountant that he already has. >> not wasting time, his campaign has doubled down with a new ad calling mitt's last-minute moderate make-over an extreme make-over into question. >> why won't romney level with us about his tax plan? according to experts he would have to raise taxes on the middle class or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here, how...
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what was mitt romney trying to achieve by that? >> one of the things that's so wonderful about this moment, it undercuts mitt romney's image as the all-knowing ceo. one thing ceos can be expected to assure is good staff work. and staff works mean in this case, not going to the mat the way he did, obviously, expecting that he had obama right where he wanted him because that phrase wouldn't have been said for two weeks. obama knew exactly what was happening when he said, you know, check the transcript, you know, go ahead. and it really emerged with that much egg on your face when one of the things you can competently organize those around you to execute on a plan, whether it's from the economy or even to prepare for a debate lake this and be effective really undercuts one of his central claims for, you know, for why he's the guy. >> right. julian, if anyone owned up to major politicizing during a trangdy we give you mitt romney during that 47% videotape. >> this is really -- by the way, if something of that nature presents itself, i
what was mitt romney trying to achieve by that? >> one of the things that's so wonderful about this moment, it undercuts mitt romney's image as the all-knowing ceo. one thing ceos can be expected to assure is good staff work. and staff works mean in this case, not going to the mat the way he did, obviously, expecting that he had obama right where he wanted him because that phrase wouldn't have been said for two weeks. obama knew exactly what was happening when he said, you know, check the...
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that's when mitt romney was doing in july. at that fundraiser, mitt romney recounted an anecdote from his business career and related that to the presidency of ronald reagan. he told the donors at the event he had three rules when he ran bain capital. the first rule was focus. the second rule was focus. and the third rule was focus. then mr. romney pulled out this presidential historical anecdote to illustrate what he said he meant by that kind of focus. here's how mr. romney's remarks were quoted in the press report that day. the idea was put all your energy and passion at the job all the hand. i heard from secretary jim baker just a couple weeks ago. he said in the first hundred days of the reagan presidency, we had a national security meeting one day where we talked about developments in latin america that were of concern. and after that meeting president reagan called me in and said, i want no more national security meetings over the next 100 days -- all of our time has to be focused on getting our economy going. mitt romn
that's when mitt romney was doing in july. at that fundraiser, mitt romney recounted an anecdote from his business career and related that to the presidency of ronald reagan. he told the donors at the event he had three rules when he ran bain capital. the first rule was focus. the second rule was focus. and the third rule was focus. then mr. romney pulled out this presidential historical anecdote to illustrate what he said he meant by that kind of focus. here's how mr. romney's remarks were...
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you say to mitt romney? >> if transferring wealth to the top 2% created jobs wouldn't we be swimming in them already? >> i still want to see his tax returns. >> what would you say to mitt romney? >> the three of us here have been arrested defending american jobs. we're waiting. come on out here and talk to us. >> you want to talk to him? what would you say to him? >> save our jobs. >> what would you say to mitt romney? >> he's the devil's twin brother. >> mitt romney, tear down the outsourcing. >> bring back the jobs in freeport, illinois. >> what would you say to mitt romney? >> save my job. >> that's what you'd say to him? >> yeah, save my job. >> sir, what would you say to mitt romney? sir? >> help the people. >> help the people. help the people. how about you, sir? what would you say to mitt romney? >> save my wife's job. >> i would tell him, please save my mom's job. >> what would you say to mitt romney? >> just be honest. be honest. >> you don't think he's been honest? >> not at all. no. >> not at all?
you say to mitt romney? >> if transferring wealth to the top 2% created jobs wouldn't we be swimming in them already? >> i still want to see his tax returns. >> what would you say to mitt romney? >> the three of us here have been arrested defending american jobs. we're waiting. come on out here and talk to us. >> you want to talk to him? what would you say to him? >> save our jobs. >> what would you say to mitt romney? >> he's the devil's twin...
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let mitt be mitt, how does that strike you? >> see, i don't buy this reverend, this whole idea of you know that his wife and his son swoop in and bring out the authentic. how do we note the mitt last wednesday was the real mitt, not the one we saw in the primaries, not the one tess convention not the one as governor of massachusetts. it's not clear to me letting mitt be mitt means anything that there is a real and authentic mitt. he changes his positions the way you and i change neckties. i think this is a way to dress i have a situation. he did this out of necessity very clearly he saw his campaign was going down the trajectory was headed in needed to try something new, and he got pretty lucky. he was able to do the etch a sketch at a point where the conservatives were desperate enough they'll let him get away with it. >> alisha there's a danger in him lets his hair down. we've soon some of that. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. corporations are people my friend. we can raise taxes -- of co
let mitt be mitt, how does that strike you? >> see, i don't buy this reverend, this whole idea of you know that his wife and his son swoop in and bring out the authentic. how do we note the mitt last wednesday was the real mitt, not the one we saw in the primaries, not the one tess convention not the one as governor of massachusetts. it's not clear to me letting mitt be mitt means anything that there is a real and authentic mitt. he changes his positions the way you and i change neckties....
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they are fact check videos about mitt romney. they are doing them in conjunction with a democratic-leaning pac. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and the head of a car company. but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. >> actually mitt that is so true. the advantage is obvious. think of all of our hispanic-american presidents from jorge washington to jorge bush. >> that's part of the first video from actually.org which stars rosie perez. she's here next. hold on. >>> rosie perez will be here >>> rosie perez will be here next. sleep train's best rest event is ending soon. don't miss your chance to get sleep train's very best mattresses at the guaranteed lowest price. plus, pay no interest for 3 years on beautyrest black, stearns & foster, serta icomfort, even tempur-pedic. and rest even better with sleep train's risk-free 100-day money back guarantee. but the best rest event ends soon at sleep train. superior service best selection, lowest price
they are fact check videos about mitt romney. they are doing them in conjunction with a democratic-leaning pac. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and the head of a car company. but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. >> actually mitt that is so true. the advantage is obvious. think of all of our hispanic-american presidents from jorge washington to jorge bush. >> that's part of the first...
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yesterday mitt romney gave that obama administration success story a little mitt romney tickle. >> i saw a story today that one of the great manufacturers in this state is thinking of moving all production to china. >> wow. mr. romney saying, hey, don't get too comfy there, ohio, with the obama rescue of the automobile industry. it's been better. we saved everything here and that's why you have jobs, but don't get too comfy. i read they are moving all the jobs working for jeep. they are moving all the jeep jobs to china. he said that in ohio on the campaign trail 12 days before the election. and it is not true at all. the real jeep news that day was actually that chrysler announced they were adding 1100 new jobs in the u.s. here making jeeps in detroit. and chrysler says it could hire almost as many people at another plant in warren, michigan. chrysler is investing half a billion in its toledo plant. but mitt romney got up that said defiance, ohio and says they are movering all their jobs. it's embarrassing for mr. romney. why would mitt romney get up in front of 12,000 people in ohi
yesterday mitt romney gave that obama administration success story a little mitt romney tickle. >> i saw a story today that one of the great manufacturers in this state is thinking of moving all production to china. >> wow. mr. romney saying, hey, don't get too comfy there, ohio, with the obama rescue of the automobile industry. it's been better. we saved everything here and that's why you have jobs, but don't get too comfy. i read they are moving all the jobs working for jeep. they...
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what is the reason for mitt romney's campaign? the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in nearly four years. that's not a real recovery? when president obama took office, we were bleeding private sector jobs. now we've added them for 30 straight months. that's more than 4 1/2 million jobs. mitt romney is just dancing as fast as he can to deny the truth. well, keep on dancing. denying the truth is just the new normal for this right wing nut gop. the president's birth certificate not real. poll numbers that show the president ahead, not real. and today these geniuses came up with a new fantasy. ready for this? they say the president is cooking the books. romney backer and former ge chairman jack welch kicked off the conspiracy tweeting, quote, unbelievable job numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so change numbers. and laura igraham says, job numbers from labor secretary hilda solis are total pro obama. congressman allen west challenged the numbers, quote, chicago style politics is at work here. and, of co
what is the reason for mitt romney's campaign? the unemployment rate is at its lowest level in nearly four years. that's not a real recovery? when president obama took office, we were bleeding private sector jobs. now we've added them for 30 straight months. that's more than 4 1/2 million jobs. mitt romney is just dancing as fast as he can to deny the truth. well, keep on dancing. denying the truth is just the new normal for this right wing nut gop. the president's birth certificate not real....
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who is mitt romney? we have watched this evolution which is the fastest evolution with a right winger on all issues. are we electing, if he gets elected president, a hawk who that will attack the russians and trying to get something going again? >> mr. gibbs is an adviser to the president, he's not a psych psychiatrist. >> is he just an opportunist like we're talking in the middle east who did all of that stuff to get elected and when he gets there he'll be a moderate? >> don't believe for a minute that what you've seen recently in dressing up a series of conservative issues, whether it's tax cuts or war with iran and there's a wolf in sheep's clothing. mitt romney has no doubt tried to hide those positions but i have no doubt in my mind that what mitt romney wants to do is exactly what he's campaigned on for the last six years and the american people shouldn't fall for it. >> chris, i think the biggest danger is foreign policy when you have a candidate who is so utterly vacuous and what will be poured i
who is mitt romney? we have watched this evolution which is the fastest evolution with a right winger on all issues. are we electing, if he gets elected president, a hawk who that will attack the russians and trying to get something going again? >> mr. gibbs is an adviser to the president, he's not a psych psychiatrist. >> is he just an opportunist like we're talking in the middle east who did all of that stuff to get elected and when he gets there he'll be a moderate? >>...
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but the real debate last night was between mitt romney and mitt romney. and being so contradictory, mr. romney opened a huge line of attack for the president. not just for 90 minutes, but for the 33 days until this election. and today in a blistering speech, the president took full advantage of the opportunity that romney's dishonest performance invited. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney. because the real mitt romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy, the fellow on stage last night said he didn't know anything about that. the real mitt romney said we don't need any more teachers in our classrooms. but don't boo, vote. but the fellow on stage last night, he loves teachers. can't get enough of them. the mitt romney we all know invested in companies that were called pioneers of outsourcing jobs to other countries. but the guy on stage last night, he said that he doesn't even know that t
but the real debate last night was between mitt romney and mitt romney. and being so contradictory, mr. romney opened a huge line of attack for the president. not just for 90 minutes, but for the 33 days until this election. and today in a blistering speech, the president took full advantage of the opportunity that romney's dishonest performance invited. >> when i got on to the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but it couldn't have been mitt romney....
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there's a debate between paul ryan and mitt romney. and you can see him saying, am i answering for romney in 2012 or for paul ryan in 2016 when he hopes to be running for president? he has a very different position. he was like, okay, i'll go with the party line and say what it is for now. you saw the same thing, for that matter, on social security and medicare where he said, this is my position but i'm not representing the position of the guy who has chosen me to run with him. so you could see that sort of internal debate within the republican party playing out as a subtheme last night. >> dana milbank and marg margie omero, thank you for your time this evening. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the fight for fairness. it's the fight we have to have. and privatize social security, that's what paul ryan said. the true extremism of what ryan! romney really want. >>> plus, fox news is in an up roar. he must be doing something right. the right wing freakout and why it shows that they don't have a leg or argument to stand on. you're watching "p
there's a debate between paul ryan and mitt romney. and you can see him saying, am i answering for romney in 2012 or for paul ryan in 2016 when he hopes to be running for president? he has a very different position. he was like, okay, i'll go with the party line and say what it is for now. you saw the same thing, for that matter, on social security and medicare where he said, this is my position but i'm not representing the position of the guy who has chosen me to run with him. so you could see...
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and that's mitt romney right now. back to you. >> yeah, the numbers last time around 2008, employees of goldman sachs gave more than a million dollars to mr. obama. this time around, $136,000. jeff cutmore in london, thanks so much. still ahead, ichiro doing some acrobatics, dancing around the catcher to score last night in a play-off game the orioles had to have. highlights from that one-run game ahead in sports. plus, jon stewart tackles the conspiracy theory surrounding friday's employment numbers. that clip and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. >> i do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of american leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy
and that's mitt romney right now. back to you. >> yeah, the numbers last time around 2008, employees of goldman sachs gave more than a million dollars to mr. obama. this time around, $136,000. jeff cutmore in london, thanks so much. still ahead, ichiro doing some acrobatics, dancing around the catcher to score last night in a play-off game the orioles had to have. highlights from that one-run game ahead in sports. plus, jon stewart tackles the conspiracy theory surrounding friday's...
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he, mitt romney, unlike george w. bush, would promise to get america totally independent from foreign sources of oil. >> we've got to become independent from foreign sources of oil. >> mr. romney also distinguished himself from george w. bush by saying, unlike president bush, he, mitt romney, would expand trade in latin america. he said, unlike president bush, he, mitt romney, could promise more free trade with nations in latin america. >> our goal will be free trade agreements with all the nations of latin america. >> see, that's what mitt romney is promising. which is totally different from george w. bush promising the exact same thing. the kicker, though, and this one really has to sting a little bit for the republicans, is that mitt romney said last night that he would promise to balance the budget. something president bush never did. >> first, we must balance the federal budget. >> see, susan katz of hempstead, new york, doesn't that set your mind at ease about how mitt romney is going nothing like george w. bush
he, mitt romney, unlike george w. bush, would promise to get america totally independent from foreign sources of oil. >> we've got to become independent from foreign sources of oil. >> mr. romney also distinguished himself from george w. bush by saying, unlike president bush, he, mitt romney, would expand trade in latin america. he said, unlike president bush, he, mitt romney, could promise more free trade with nations in latin america. >> our goal will be free trade...
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it's not just mitt romney. joining us is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> this is not new tape tonight. these are not new remarks. they are from november. i have to ask how they came to your attention and whether there's any suggestion from the ryan camp or romney folks that there's any question to its authenticity. >> there's no question. it was at a spectator event last november. it's been online since then, almost nobody has viewed it. it was sent to me and a few other reporters over the weekend along with about 15 or 20 other clips of paul ryan saying things over the past ten years. and i had kind of put it off sunday and monday, and today i just decided i'd listen to a bunch of these clips and here you go. here's paul ryan. >> in terms of the list of stuff that you were being sent, i know enough about paul ryan's history to know he makes comments that are sort of like this, sort of along the lines about makers and takers,
it's not just mitt romney. joining us is ryan grim, washington bureau chief for "the huffington post." thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> this is not new tape tonight. these are not new remarks. they are from november. i have to ask how they came to your attention and whether there's any suggestion from the ryan camp or romney folks that there's any question to its authenticity. >> there's no question. it was at a spectator event last november....
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it can't be mitt romney. mitt romney has been going around saying he's giving everyone a 20% tax cut. it would have have been a killer of a line. where was it? >> yeah. ron, this thing about i've had a theory expounded to me, your dad was involved in a theory, that presidents, once you have heard "hail to the chief" about four years, it's very hard to get up for a debate. this was true with george sr., george jr., and bush. do you think there's a problem with being an incumbent. >> yes, you're not challenged all the time for sure. i know president obama believes he's done many good things for the country. show some passion, defend yourself. >> i agree. >> he didn't do that. he let governor romney just go through this litany. don't you agree, ron? >> hold on. thank you. go ahead, ron. >> yeah. the analogy to a prevent defense is exactly the one. you know, in politics if you're not winning, you're losing. you've got to stay on offense, you've got to keep pushing all the way through and he just didn't do that. >
it can't be mitt romney. mitt romney has been going around saying he's giving everyone a 20% tax cut. it would have have been a killer of a line. where was it? >> yeah. ron, this thing about i've had a theory expounded to me, your dad was involved in a theory, that presidents, once you have heard "hail to the chief" about four years, it's very hard to get up for a debate. this was true with george sr., george jr., and bush. do you think there's a problem with being an incumbent....
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mitt romney has 48.9%. and according to 538, if the election were held today, the president would win re-election well 288 electoral votes. romney would get 250. it takes 270 votes to win the white house. a brand new ohio poll gives the president a five-point lead in that crucial state propelled by a two to one average in early voting. as of tonight, 6.5 million people have already voted in this election. with over a million voting in just the last 24 hours. we'll have much more on the early vote later on in this show. but we start with tonight's lead. hiding in plain sight. we know the republican party has been taken over by its far right wing and mitt romney has been dancing as fast as he can to present a moderate face to the country. he did it in the debates and he's trying to do it in the home stretch of this election. but i don't think it's going to work. that's because the extreme views of his party just keep poppinging up at the most inconvenient moments. today is the issue of abortion and the radica
mitt romney has 48.9%. and according to 538, if the election were held today, the president would win re-election well 288 electoral votes. romney would get 250. it takes 270 votes to win the white house. a brand new ohio poll gives the president a five-point lead in that crucial state propelled by a two to one average in early voting. as of tonight, 6.5 million people have already voted in this election. with over a million voting in just the last 24 hours. we'll have much more on the early...
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mitt romney is his own pre-existing condition and voters have the cure on election day. joining me now is e.j. dionne, washington post columnist and msnbc contributor. thanks for being here, e.j. >> good to be with you. i'll try to remember what to say. >> well, i hope you do. romnesia sounds good to me. what do you think? >> well, two things. one, watching the president out there, he is so much better when it looks like he's enjoying himself and i always thought one of the problems at that first debate is he doesn't seem to be having fun. they finally found one word to capture what they have been trying to say the last few months because they kind of have given up on the flip-flop charge earlier to make the case that romney was really a right-wing candidate and they invested a lot of money showing people that and then at the first debate he completely transformed himself and ran as a kind of moderate and the conservatives were so worried that he was going to get absolutely clobbered that they were going to give him plenty of room to remake himself. today what you saw on
mitt romney is his own pre-existing condition and voters have the cure on election day. joining me now is e.j. dionne, washington post columnist and msnbc contributor. thanks for being here, e.j. >> good to be with you. i'll try to remember what to say. >> well, i hope you do. romnesia sounds good to me. what do you think? >> well, two things. one, watching the president out there, he is so much better when it looks like he's enjoying himself and i always thought one of the...
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mitt romney has gained four points there in just over a week. in new hampshire meanwhile, a new poll shows in the last nine days, romney has whittled the president's 15 point lead down to six points. and a new real clear politics average of all the national polls has romney edging ahead of president obama for the first time this year. south of cleveland last night, meanwhile, an estimated 12,000 people showed up in the cold to support romney who was introduced by fired up governor of new jersey, mr. chris christie. >> a few weeks ago, i watched the democratic national convention, i did it as a sacrifice and service to my country. i sat on my couch in my living room, i made my 12-year-old son patrick bring me a big bottle of water because when i hear that much b.s., i get lightheaded. i want to help the president i'm sure because he loves me. i'm sure he's out there listening. mr. president, you have lived inside 1600 pennsylvania avenue for four years. if you can't change washington from inside the white house, then let's get you the plane ticke
mitt romney has gained four points there in just over a week. in new hampshire meanwhile, a new poll shows in the last nine days, romney has whittled the president's 15 point lead down to six points. and a new real clear politics average of all the national polls has romney edging ahead of president obama for the first time this year. south of cleveland last night, meanwhile, an estimated 12,000 people showed up in the cold to support romney who was introduced by fired up governor of new...
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they are fact check videos about mitt romney. they are doing them in conjunction with a democratic-leaning pac. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and the head of a car company. but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. >> actually mitt that is so true. the advantage is obvious. think of all of our hispanic-american presidents from jorge washington to jorge bush. >> that's part of the first video from actually.org which stars rosie perez. she's here next. hold on. our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ yeah. then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a c
they are fact check videos about mitt romney. they are doing them in conjunction with a democratic-leaning pac. >> my dad, you probably know, was the governor of michigan and the head of a car company. but he was born in mexico. had he been born of mexican parents, i'd have a better shot of winning this. >> actually mitt that is so true. the advantage is obvious. think of all of our hispanic-american presidents from jorge washington to jorge bush. >> that's part of the first...
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he was beating mitt romney in this debate handling. in a way that he needed to do in order to keep this alive for him. we will be back here again next monday for the third an final presidential debate between barack obama and mitt romney. but right now our friend chris matthews continues our debate coverage from hofstra in hempstead, new york. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> governor romney doesn't have a five-point plan he has a one-point plan. and that plan is to make sure that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> welcome back from hofstra university for a special post-debate "hardball" on this very important night for president obama. tonight he, the president, showed the motive of his presidency, why he
he was beating mitt romney in this debate handling. in a way that he needed to do in order to keep this alive for him. we will be back here again next monday for the third an final presidential debate between barack obama and mitt romney. but right now our friend chris matthews continues our debate coverage from hofstra in hempstead, new york. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your...
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. >> call it the merry go mitt. governor romney has completed a full 360-degree rotation, changing his views so many times on -- so many times on some of his core beliefs that he's right back to where he started decades ago. here's what he told "the des moines register" yesterday. seeking to reassure the base, the romney campaign immediately released a statement saying -- governor romney would, of course, support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life. so apparently romney would support efforts to curb abortion he just wouldn't make it part of his agenda. the only problem is that just a month ago on "meet the press" romney said it would be part of his agenda. >> i am pro life and will intend, if i'm president of the united states, to encourage pro life policies. >> one way he would encourage pro life policies romney has argued would be to appoint justices to the supreme court in order to overturn roe v. wade. >> in my view if we had justices like robert, alito, thomas and scalia and more justice
. >> call it the merry go mitt. governor romney has completed a full 360-degree rotation, changing his views so many times on -- so many times on some of his core beliefs that he's right back to where he started decades ago. here's what he told "the des moines register" yesterday. seeking to reassure the base, the romney campaign immediately released a statement saying -- governor romney would, of course, support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life. so...
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all of a sudden moderate mitt loves pell grants. even though the real romney supports demolishing the pell grant program through paul ryan's budget. which, of course, he says he supports. president obama never let mitt romney define the terms of the debate, especially on romney's economic plan. >> now, governor romney was a very successful investor. if somebody came to you, governor, with a plan that said, here, i want to spend $7 trillion or $8 trillion, and we're going to pay for it, but we can't tell you until maybe after the election how we're going to do it, you haven't have taken such a sketchy deal, and neither should you, the american people. >> president obama also reminded voters of what the real mitt romney says on the campaign trail. not the washington whitewash from moderate mitt. >> when governor romney stands here, after a year of campaigning. when during a republican primary, he stood on stage and said, i'm going to give tax cuts -- he didn't say tax rate cuts, he said tax cuts, to everybody, including the top 1%, yo
all of a sudden moderate mitt loves pell grants. even though the real romney supports demolishing the pell grant program through paul ryan's budget. which, of course, he says he supports. president obama never let mitt romney define the terms of the debate, especially on romney's economic plan. >> now, governor romney was a very successful investor. if somebody came to you, governor, with a plan that said, here, i want to spend $7 trillion or $8 trillion, and we're going to pay for it,...
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dana, are zingers the answer for mitt romney? >> well, he has to beware the very perilous boomerang zinger. delivering in sort of the wrong way, then it looks canned, it looks contrived and that you're trying too hard. if he comes out and says, there you go again, you're going to hear a thumping sound and that's going to be me and everybody else pounding our heads on the table in the next room in the debate. he's wooden and stiff as it is. if he's seen as throwing down a line, that's much worse than skipping the zingers at all. i would just try to have an actual debate. >> michelle, it's pretty bad when you use a zinger and it doesn't even work but, to be honest, mitt romney's been talking and dealing with zingers for a long time. let me show you something about mitt romney and zingers going back a little bit. >> coming up with the best answers for the best zingers. and number two is being able to communicate to the people of america that you're a leader. i think i have the best ideas for our nation. i think i have some pretty go
dana, are zingers the answer for mitt romney? >> well, he has to beware the very perilous boomerang zinger. delivering in sort of the wrong way, then it looks canned, it looks contrived and that you're trying too hard. if he comes out and says, there you go again, you're going to hear a thumping sound and that's going to be me and everybody else pounding our heads on the table in the next room in the debate. he's wooden and stiff as it is. if he's seen as throwing down a line, that's much...
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mitt romney continues to gain momentum in the wake of the debate. president obama was off to a strong start here in ohio. the unemployment rate lower than the national average. the folks here really like the auto bailout, one out of every eight ohioans has a connection to the auto industry. so a lot of ohioans were expressing support for him, but now obviously things are getting tighter, martin. >> nbc's kristin welker fighting will.i.am very valiantly. thank you very much, kristin. we'll be right back. ♪ this is love, this is love, this is love ♪ [ female announcer ] most whitening strips promise full whitening results in two weeks or more. rembrandt® deeply white™ 2 hour whitening kit is proven to quickly remove surface stains and deep stains in just two hours. [ female announcer ] rembrandt® deeply white™: whiten in just 2 hours. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. just two aleve can keep
mitt romney continues to gain momentum in the wake of the debate. president obama was off to a strong start here in ohio. the unemployment rate lower than the national average. the folks here really like the auto bailout, one out of every eight ohioans has a connection to the auto industry. so a lot of ohioans were expressing support for him, but now obviously things are getting tighter, martin. >> nbc's kristin welker fighting will.i.am very valiantly. thank you very much, kristin. we'll...